Ann Pamintuan

With a design sensibility deeply rooted in respect for materials, shapes and clean lines, and highly influenced by an Asian modernist aesthetic, Ann Pamintuan belongs to a new wave of Filipino designers gaining worldwide recognition from Manila to New York, Milan, Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. She is a multi-awarded for furniture, home accessories and jewelry designer.
Pamintuan’s serious work as an artist began with her experiments with roots, leaves and flowers. She shaped these botanicals and gave them permanence by casting them in gold, silver and copper. Without prior training or apprenticeship, she made here early works through trial and error, building and tearing down, learning and relearning. The fusion of organic material and metal brought about her jewelry line.
Today, Pamintuan is considered one of the pillars of the country’s design industry. A pioneering member of the Movement 8 design alliance, she is the first Asian woman designer to be included in the prestigious International Design Yearbook.